Bad break for Botha
24 Dec 2011
Former Springbok and Bulls hooker Gary Botha broke his leg during Toulouse’s French Top 14 win over Montpellier on Friday.
The 30-year-old was stretchered off in the eighth minute of the defemding champions’ 45-25 win after he collapsed awkwardly in a tackle. Botha is set to be sidelined for up to four months, which will only see him return midway through the second half of Toulouse’s domestic campaign.
This will be a disappointing for Botha, who has held the first-choice hooker spot in recent weeks ahead of French team-mate William Servat. He will now join fellow Saffa front rowers Gurthro Steenkamp and Daan Human on the sidelines.
Botha made the move to France after the Bulls’ 2011 Currie Cup campaign.
13 Comments
24 Dec 2011, 12:12 pm
I’m watching the mighty Lions moer province, as in how EJ moered Kolisi, and I just realised that this was Mossie’s last match on SA soil, what a way to go as a losing Dragon.
24 Dec 2011, 12:18 pm
AC looks like he is drunk ….. on whine!
24 Dec 2011, 12:19 pm
and Fleckie sobbing like that …. not a good look.
24 Dec 2011, 12:22 pm
Where was Proudfeet …. robbing a Coke truck?
24 Dec 2011, 13:10 pm
@Roar my Lions …. Currie Cup Champions 2011-1:
Hey, you must enjoy it while it lasts- it is nearly time for the Super 15 and then your laughter will in all likelihood turn into tears as your team will be back where it belongs- and that is in it’s familiar place right at the bottom of the super rugby log
Merry Christmas to you though, have a good time, and build up the reserves as you are going to need it during 2012 which might NOT be the year of the Cat. (with apologies to Al Steward).
24 Dec 2011, 13:25 pm
It’s Christmas in NZ already, (we are first in everything).
Santa already slid down my chimney.
I slipped then Big Guy a $NZ100.00 to skip the RSA this year.
You took the cash……………………………
so don’t hold your breathe Okes.
24 Dec 2011, 13:26 pm
@Robzim-5: I’m watching the final now, the guppies are being moered … must enjoy every minute as triumphs like this comes once every 12 years.
Don’t worry your teams moment will come in 2013.
24 Dec 2011, 13:28 pm
@Robzim-5: @Santa cane-6:
Merry Xmas Muppits …. and a happy New year
24 Dec 2011, 13:30 pm
@Roar my Lions …. Currie Cup Champions 2011-7: correction 2014 will be 12 years since the brokebacks last trophy.
24 Dec 2011, 13:55 pm
@Roar my Lions …. Currie Cup Champions 2011-8:
8)
Thanks Redman,
24 Dec 2011, 15:22 pm
Good grief is it Christmas in kiwiland already.
Happy everything Cane!
24 Dec 2011, 17:13 pm
Dan Human played last week against Queen’s, he wasn’t injured as I recalled
Bad luck for Gary, he certainly nudged Sevant, the France Test Hooker,
Mujati is not in Saint’s match 23 Vs Bath, can’t imagine him ever gets injured
Merry Xmas to all
24 Dec 2011, 20:32 pm
@Santa cane-6: Hey Cane…good to hear that ‘Santa already slid down your chimney’. I am sure you enjoyed that. Have a merry one in Kiwiland.
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